Today's Opinions

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I am proud of my husband who is a Vietnam veteran. As we prepare for Veterans Day, I find it tragic so many of my fellow Americans view Nov. 11 as just another day off work.

I lost friends in Vietnam and I made a vow they would never, ever be forgotten. With wars on two fronts, and the VA workload topping a million claims, it’s time for all Americans to remember the true meaning of Veterans Day.

If you ask my 7-year-old, “Astro Boy” is the best movie ever made. I wouldn‘t go that far.

For kids ages 7 and older, you can’t get much more exciting than this computer animated action hero story about a grieving scientist father, voiced by Nicolas Cage, who creates a robot version of his lost son.

The robot, “Astro,” must then find his place in the world. In the process, he befriends other “orphans,” becomes a fighter and eventually, saves the world.

To the editor: If you are asked, “Are you good enough to go to Heaven?” most will say, “I am not bad; I go to church; I have never murdered anyone.”

If you judge yourself on a scale of 1-10, where would you put yourself? The scale goes from God being perfect at 10, Mother Teresa and Billy Graham being 9 and to Hitler and Manson being 1. Most will say anywhere from 6-8.

Do you know that to go to Heaven you would have to score 10? That is right, because “all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory,” Romans 3:23.

To the editor: It’s a shame this event turned out to be what everybody knew it would: a one-sided, poorly attended vitriol by a camera-hungry ’60s reject. It would have been nice if there could have actually been a “discussion” so all sides were considered.

I would bet there wasn’t one because no one with a reputation of any merit would waste his or her time arguing with her.

To the editor: A national Medicare program appears to be the least complex, most cost effective, easiest to implement and will not create an undue burden on the overall population and the business community.

This solution has been discussed but does not appear to be on the congressional priority list, perhaps, because it is overly simplistic.

We know it works. Old people like me (80) love it, so it can’t be too expensive. The elderly are careful with their money. They are also vocal about their concerns and politicians know they all vote.

To the editor: On behalf of the Shallotte Lions Club, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the donors at our recent blood drive at Walgreens in Shallotte. We surpassed our goal and this will definitely assist the blood bank.

One donor in particular needs mention. Her son was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s and had needed blood and she was with us in his memory on his 32nd birthday. What a special tribute to Christopher. Three Walgreens employees donated, too.